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Patna : Electing to bat after winning the toss, England were 192/4 in 54.2 overs at stumps on Day 1 in their first innings in the rain affected 4th test against South Africa (SA) at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, on January 24, 2020, night, with Captain Joe Root unbeaten on 25 in 41 balls hitting 2 fours and Ollie Pope batting on 22 in 37 balls with 3 fours. Root and Pope have so far added 35 runs in their unbroken stand for the 5th wicket. England lead the four-match test series 2-1.
England openers Zak Crawley and Dominic Sibley gave a solid start to their team adding 107 runs for the first wicket. Sibley fell to Vernon Philander for 44 in 93 balls with 7 fours. Crawley fell to fast bowler Beuran Hendricks for 66 in 112 balls with 11 fours making it 116/2. Joe Denly fell to fast bowler Dane Paterson for 27 in 35 balls with 4 fours and it was 150/3. All-rounder Ben Stokes, who had scored century in 3rd test, fell to fast bowler Anrich Nortje for 2 making it 157/4.